Davenport-bed



B. MclNTOSH.

DAVENPORT BED.

APFLICATIOH mu) JAN. 18. 1916.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I B. MclNTOSH.

DAVENPORT BED;

APPLICATION HLED !AN.18, 1916.

mm Feb. 1,1921.

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er iunsnn .nssro'ncoin]? or nnnn A. HALL, JR, ii'nvv Jenner, AND nwre-nr K.

ItrltiTT-TENJE ORT-BE1U LSQMT UWY of Letters Intent.

Application fileit- January 153, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, lion'rnn'r'r Mclnrosr-r, a citizen of the llnited States, residinp; at Brooklyn, in the county oi lim ts and State of New YOI'lI, have invented. certain new and useful improvements in llavenport-iieds, of which the :iollowinp; is a specification.

ilhis invention relates to folding cou hes oi the type sometimes called. davcnport beds.

in couches of this character it is usual to provide two telescoping; or folding; sections, which when e1 ended term a full-sized bed upon which may be laid a mattress having a :lienible central portion adapted to term a fold. il hen such a couch is in. the closed or :l'olded condition, the mattress is'telded in the center and the couch ta es the term of a scttee. dome couches oi? this tvpe have many inherent disadvantages, one of which is that when in. the folded position there is no back rest, and when in the extended position the :t'olded mattress, which is necessarily present, makes a poor bet iince the center told. allows parts oi? the .prinp; to protrude so as to maize the couch anything): but restful to the sleeper.

in the present invention 1 have aimed to provide a folding; couch, which When in its lolded condition atl'ords a back-rest, fully padded and substantially rigrid and locked in. position; and the seat portion (considering the couch in its folded condition), bein t also padded; so that it the couch be provided with a suitable over itvrill have all the tip pearanee ot' a davenport.

it further aim of the present invention is to do away with the folding mattress, by inaltine' it in two distinct sections; onesectiou beincf appro iriated to each oi the movtaken on the line 2-2 ot Fin 'atented Feb. 1, 1921. Eerial no. 72 661.

more or less broad than those stated, tonether with the advantages inherent, Will be in part obvious and in part specifically re- 'i'ferred to in the course of the following description or the elements, combinations, ar-

ranttenients of parts, and applications of In the acconi iianyinp; drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely pres :t 'u'i'etl term of embodiment oi the invention, Figure l is an end elevation oi a couch emboehvingz my invention, and showing the couch in the closed conditiomin whi'h it has the aj fipearance oil a davenport; Fin. 2 is a vertical detail section, on a large scale, 1, loolrinp; in the direction of the arrows; l. 3 is an end elevation oi the couch when in the open condition; Fin. i a top plan view oi the couch when in the open condition, the mattress portioi'is beingr brolten away to reveal the irons 11.. The angle irons 11 are preferably connected bv mec as at transverse angles 12. The u nvatdlv extending; arms otthe angles 12 are iiirovidcd with dctcnt notches is? which are intended to be enrratted b v vgrrooored who 552 that ell upon the tracli: provided by this upivardlv ending arm of each ano'le 12, as hereinafter described. it back section 20 oi? the couch, and a, seat section a l L "'e mounted bi-l'lfWOGlillllG two end frames 10, illustrated in Fi 1. A back section 530 is made up 0t an a le iron bent to Form a rectangular tlharne 21, the inner side of which is lett open, but suitably braced by means oi a tube secured betii-een the sides oi the "frame 21. This tube 22 is depressed below the level ot the frame 21 and a suitable sprling- Wire mesh 23 is secured to the one end of the respective angles 4 frame 21, upon which is supported a mattress portion 24 provided with strips 25 adapted to be secured with buttons 26 on the ends of the frame 21, as clearly shown in Fig. 1'. At each end'of the frame 21 there is a lug 27 secured thereto, and on the end of each lug 27 there is a headed rivet 28 engaging in a keyhole slot 29 formed in the end of a link 30, the other end of each link30 being mounted on a pivot 31 secured in the respective end frames 10. (See Figs. 1 and It will be understood that similar parts are provided at each end of the device, although the description is confined tothe set of parts shown at one end in Figs. 1 and 3. Also secured to the ends of the frame 21 are lugs 32 located adjacent to the inner corners of said frame these lugs 32 being provided with pivot screws 33, the purpose of which will be hereinafter referred to. r

The forward or seat section '40 is made up of a framework consisting of end angles 41 and longitudinal tubes 42 and 43. The tube 42 is located to the rear or inner side of the section 40, and is secured at each end to fittings 44, which in turn are each secured to The tube 43 islocated at the front of the section 40 and issecured at each end to fittings which are respectively secured to the other ends of the two angles 41. Each fitting 50 is secured to ,a leg 51 depending from the sectionfl50, and on the end of each leg 51 is a caster 52 adapted to roll on the floor, these legs 51 supporting the front of the section 40 so that it will be one level withthe section'2O in the Fi 3 or extended position. Each fitting 44 consists of a vertically disposed plate 45, the top of which is bent at right angles to form an outwardly extending lug 46. On the inner side of the plate 45, and integral therewith. there is a boss 47. in which the end of the longitudinal tube '42 is secured.v Above this boss 47 the endof the angle iron 41 is suitably secured to the plate/l5.v as by brazing or otherwise. A

spring mesh 48 is secured between the angle irons 41, and a mattress portion 49 is supported upon the section 40. as shown in Figs. 1 3, 4 and 5. As before stated, the front of the seat section 40 is supported on the legs 51 which rest on the floor, and the rear of the seat section 40 issupported by means of grooved wheels 52 which are adapted to roll on the transverse angles 12 and the main frame; These grooved wheels 52 a e mounted in U-shaped brackets 53 secured to the fittings 44 by means of screws 54. the brackets 53 being so bent that a space 55 is left between them and the plate 45 of the fitting 44., and a shoulder 55' there by established is adapted to support bar on when the couch is in the closed condition (see Figs. 1 and 2). The back section 20 is suspended from the main frame by means of the links 30 and the lugs 27 heretofore described. Means for holding this back section 20 rigid, so that it cannot rock on the pivots 28, are provided, as follows: .idjw cent to the front corners of the end angles 41-of the seat section 40 are secured u wardly extending lugs 56, to which are pivoted, on pins 57, flat bars 58. the other end of each bar 58 being pivoted to the lugs 32 on the back section 20, as indicated at A coiled spring 59 extends between :1 lug 60 on each fitting 50 and each bar 58, the tendency of this spring 59 being to pull its bar 58 downwardly. V

Projecting from the side of each bar 58 is a pin 61 adapted to engage in a slot (33 formed in a "(shaped arm 62, the latter being pivoted as at 6. to a lug 68 secured to one of the longitudinal angle irons 11 which make up the main frr is or body of the couch. Referring to Fig. 7. it will be seen that the arm 62 is substantially a fiat plate the genera form of a small letter Y. its upper edge be ng indented with a vertical slot 63, while from each of the corners extend lugs 64 and 65. connected by a web 66. The bar 58 is adapted to lie between the surface of the arm 62 proper and the web (3", with the lower edge of the bar resting on the lug 65. while the upper edge is underthe lug 64. as shown in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing description it is evident that the back section 20 cannot roll on the pivots 28 when in the open position shown in Fig. 3 because each bar 58 being secured to its lug 32 of the frame 31. and said bar resting on the lug of the Y- shaped arm 62. the inner side of the section 20 cannot be rocked downwardly; and likewise since the upper edge of each bar 58 is under its appropriate lug 4.6 of fitting: 44. it cannot be rocked upwardly, and accordingly remains rigid in the Fig. 3 position. in this position it will be noted that the Y-shaped arm 62 has been swung to such an angle that the lug 65 is slightly beyond the pivotal support 68 thereby effectively locking the bar 58 against downward movement until the said arm 62 has been moved inward due to the pin 61 within the slot (3 to such an extent as to move the lug 65 to the other sid of the pivotal support (38.

M ans for locking the couch in the open and closed positions are. shown. as follows. A transverse bar 70, having upwardly turned ends 71, is mounted on a pivot 72 in the longitudinal tube 42 at the inner side of the section and on a pivot 73 in the longitudinal tube 43 at the forward side of the section 40. Bar is provided with notches 74- and 75 (see Fig. 4). adapted to engage lug 76 secured to the forward longitudinal angles 11'of the stationary frame ofthe couch. Bar 70 is adapted to be rocked on its pivots 72 and 73, as indicated by full and dotted lines in Fig. 6, but normally it hangs in the full line position of Fig. 6, by gravity, andwhen in the open position shown in Flgs. 3, 4L and 5, the notch 74: is in engagement with the lug 76, which preventsthe seat section 40 from being pushed in until the bar 70 is rocked out of engagement with the lug 76, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 6. When the couch is in the closed position shown in Fig. 1, the notch 75 on the bar 70 is in engagement with the lug 76, and the seat section 40 cannot be pulled out until the bar 70 is rocked out of such engagement.

The operation of the couch, 4 beginning with the open position shown in Fig. 3, ma be described as follows. To close the cone it is first necessary to rock the bar 70 on its pivots 72 and 7 3, so as to disengage the notch 74 from the lug 76. A slight push against the seat section 40, assisted by the springs 59, causes the bars 58 to drop down just far r enough to break the substantially straight line between the pivots 57, 33 and 28. This causes the inner side of the back section 20 to move downwardly. It cannot swing up because the bars 58 are in contact with the lugs 46 on the fittings 44. It could not swing downwardly if the initial push were not given, because the bars 58ers resting above the lugs 65 011 the Y-shaped arms 62, but as this initial push is applied the pins 61 engaging in the slots 63 in the arms 62 causes the rocking of the arms 62 on the pivots 67, and as the seat section & begins to roll on its casters 52 and the grooved wheels 53, the back section also begins to swing on the pivots 28, until each bar 58 has dropped to a position where it rests on the shoulder at the bottom of the space 55 between the plate 45 and the U-bracket 53. From this point on until the maximum closed position shown in Fig. 1 is reached, the back section 20 turns on the pivot 31 of the link 30, and when this closed position is reached the notch 75 on the bar 70 falls by gravity into engagement with the lug 76 and thus locks the couch in the closed position.

It will be noted that the pin 61 on the bar 58 has now passed out of the slot 63 in the Y-shaped arm 62, but this slot is held in proper position to engage the pin 61 when the couch is to be opened, by means of the lug 64 on the Y-shaped arm 62 resting on the upper edge of the bar 58.

When necessary to ship the couch, the pivot screws 33 may be removed, and the back section 20 raised so as to disengage the headed rivets 28 from the keyhole slots 29 in the links 30. The back section 20 may then be laid on top of the seat section 40,

thus providing 'a' regularly shaped article which is easily or ated.

Inasmuch as many changes could be made in the above construction, and many ing from the scope thereof, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to .fall therebetween.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, a supporting frame, a back section pivotally secured thereto and adapted to assume either a vertical or a horizontal position, a track forming a part of the main frame, a front section slidable on said track and connected to said back section, and a gravity lock for maintaining the slidable section in either one of two positions, said lock constituting a cooperating-lug and pivoted notched bar.

2. In a davenport bed, comprising side arm portions constituting supporting frames, a back section pivotally secured thereto and adapted to be moved to either one of two positions, a front section movable horizontally upon the frame, a connection between the. sections to move them together, a lug secured to the frame, and a pivoted notched bar carried by the front section, said bar arranged to coiiperate with said lug to lock the front section in either one of two positions. 1

3. In a davenport bed, comprising side arm portions constituting supportin frames, a back section pivotally secured thereto and adapted to be moved to either a horizontal or a vertical position, a front section slidable in a horizontal position with respect to the frame, a link connection'between the said sections and means coiiperating with said link connection to prevent up ward or downward movement of the same until the front section is positively moved.

4. In a davenport bed, comprising side arm portions constituting supporting frames, a back section pivotally secured thereto and adapted to be moved to either a horizontal or a vertical position, a front section slidable in a horizontal position with respect to the frame, a link connection between the said sections, a member pivotally secured to the frame and adapted to cooperate with said link connection to prevent a downward movement of the same until the front section is positively moved.

5. In a davenport bed, comprising side arm portions constituting supporting frames, a back section epivotally secured thereto and adapted to be moved to either 5 a horizontal or a vertical position, a front section slidablein a horizontal position with respect to the frame, a link connection between the said sections, a lug associated with the front section, and a pivoted member secured to the supporting frame, said lug and pivoted member adapted to cooperate with the link connection to prevent upward or downward movement of the same until the front section is positively moved.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BURTNETT MQINTOSH. 

